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There is also the way in the US, when you ask for a written prescription, they leave off the IPD (inter pupillary distance) so it’s inadequate to order glasses.
by gumby 3y ago
There is also the way in the US, when you ask for a written prescription, they leave off the IPD (inter pupillary distance) so it’s inadequate to order glasses. The standard printed form they all have conveniently doesn’t have a space to write that in.
So I always ask them to add it, though fortunately it’s easy to measure at home.
- glenngillen 3y agoI’m based in Australia, and my son’s optometrist did the same thing when I asked for a copy of his script so we could order a rushed pair of glasses when he broke his. I’d never seen that before as my optometrist has always provided the full details after every eye exam (including IPD, but they’ve always just called it PD). Much to my delight though when I was placing the order for my son’s new glasses online the form said “don’t have or don’t know your PD? Click here to measure it now!” which asked for permission to access the web cam, asked him to follow some basic instructions, and <30 secs later put his PD into the form for us.
- jtwaleson 3y agoCool! Do you maybe have a link to that tool / the name of the shop?
- madphilosopher 3y agoThey left me alone in the exam room before the doctor came in to do the eye exam, and I just read my PD off the computer screen that was showing my patient record. :)